// A Post of Thanks

I am thankful for a founder I invested in who shut down the company last November.

Yep, you read that right.

I am thankful.

Here's why:

✅ He was transparent with issues when they arose

✅ He picked up the phone and called me to share news - good and bad

✅ He explored all avenues he could to save the company, including floating it for a long time himself

✅ He's dissolving the company in the right way - legally - and providing all documentation so I can take the loss in 2024

Other founders have:

❌ Put me in really awkward situations with my network

❌ Made promises they couldn't keep

❌ Completely and totally ghosted

❌ Flat-out lied

This is why investors say the founder matters so much when you invest.

I could tell immediately that this founder would be honest, approachable, and direct. He built the trust from the beginning and maintained it to the end.

I totally believed in him and the company.

Of course, I am super bummed about losing the money and that it no longer exists in the world.

But I am thankful he is doing the right thing.

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